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The death of a 12-year-old girl who became trapped when a snowbank fell on her and another girl while they were playing outside an Arlington Heights church on Sunday has been ruled an accident by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy was performed Monday on Esther Jung of Elk Grove...

Thank you polar vortex. The plunge in temperatures is a good thing for ice anglers, who were reported out on thin ice in early December for a short time. This could set some good ice for the Northern Illinois Conservation Club’s 59th-annual Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival Feb. 9 and 10. Once...

For third-generation Porter Township farmer Keith Gustafson, a lot of things are on hold because of the partial shutdown of the federal government. This time of year, he would normally be ordering fertilizer and seed at a discount, but he said that opportunity isn’t available. Also not available...

Blowing snow and temperatures in the mid-20s Saturday morning did not deter a legion of women from taking to the streets of downtown Geneva in a show of solidarity. "We're tough and we are going to march through," said Leah Beck, co-organizer of the Fox Valley Women’s March. "We are going to stand...

A little snow didn’t stop about a hundred determined demonstrators from gathering in New Lenox Saturday for the third annual Women's March. “I’m out to support women and to support people who don’t have a voice,” Jordan Tsoulos, of New Lenox, said. “It’s important to speak out against injustice.”...

A man in his 20s was struck by a car and killed in Barrington Hills late Saturday, officials said. At about 11:50 p.m. Barrington Hills emergency responders were called to the intersection of Dundee Road and Potter Lane for a report that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. Officers found...

If Beatrice Roberson ever has the chance to confront Midlothian police officer Ian Covey, she has just one question for him: “Why did you feel the need to kill my son?” Roberson, speaking during a news conference Saturday in front of Manny’s Blue Room Lounge in Robbins, where her 26-year-old son...

State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, a Naperville resident, said Friday she stands by, and does not regret, a Facebook comment she made about Naperville having an ongoing history of white supremacist policies. Stava-Murray’s social media comment was in response to a message posted on her U.S. Senate campaign...

A proposal for a five-level parking garage that would be built on the east side of the Fenwick High School campus is under review by Oak Park’s plan commission. Commission members received their first look at the proposal on Jan. 17, and will review the project again when the hearing re-opens Feb....

A 60-year-old woman died and a man was in critical condition Saturday following an early morning fire at an East Chicago apartment building. The victims, who have not been identified, lived together on the second floor and were unconscious on the ground when firefighters arrived at the 1120 W....

Chicago's first winter storm of 2019 descended on the area Friday night, dumping its heaviest snow in the northern suburbs on Saturday. The storm has resulted in snowy and icy roads throughout northern Illinois, some Metra delays and more than 600 cancellations at the city’s airports. The weather...

As an excavator worked at removing the roof of the E.H. Guyer building Saturday morning, workers scrambled to save original artifacts from the historic structure before demolition reduced it to debris. Hobart Historical Society President Paula Isolampi and Brad Miller, a member of the city’s Historic...

Robby Silva was known as a fun-loving 11-year-old kid — a “daredevil bike rider, neighborhood pest (and) lovable prankster,” the Chicago Tribune wrote in 2005. He served on the student council at Kerr Middle School in Blue Island. When it snowed, Robby and friends would often go sledding at Memorial...

The city of Elgin will cover the cost of a crime victims assistance program funded by a federal grant until the government shutdown ends, officials said. Three full-time victim advocates are paid through a $295,000 grant the city received in 2018, allowing Elgin to offer free services to victims...

Lake Villa District 41 voters will be asked this spring to approve two separate debt proposals totaling $50 million over 20 years, according to the superintendent and district records. The approach is designed to address the current needs of its aging infrastructure while also providing a long-term...

A Saturday morning fire in the trash compactor of a seven-story Naperville apartment building extended to the roof but did not leave any units unihabitable, fire officials said. A fire alarm received by the Naperville Public Safety Answering Point about 7:05 a.m. alerted the fire department to...

Waukegan Fire Department officials report a person who fell into a channel off Municipal Beach on Friday was located and taken to a hospital late Friday afternoon, but a second person said to have gone in the water had yet to be located after more than 90 minutes of searching. Fire Marshal Steve...

The Archdiocese of Chicago said Friday that the Rev. John Smyth, the renowned former head of the Maryville Academy home for troubled youths, has been accused of sexual abuse of minors and has been removed from the ministry while the allegations are investigated. Attorney Jeanine Stevens said she...

Sarah Cervantes was just having a little fun. In the process, the 36-year-old Aurora artist has managed to stir the pride of Aurorans while stirring the pot a bit toward the city’s neighbor to the east, Naperville. Her jibe comes in the form of a white coffee mug that, in black letters says simply:...

The present looks good for Munster’s girls, and so does the future. Freshmen Priscilla Zavala and Hannah Robbins, part of the Seahorses’ next generation of swimmers, helped pave the way as host Munster won Saturday’s Northwest Crossroads Meet, The Seahorses had seven wins, went 1-2 in three events...

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I can’t be the only one left scratching his head by William Barr’s performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general told the senators: “I don’t believe that Mr. Mueller would be involved in a witch hunt.” Yet that is the epitaph under which...

When Brian Wallach had trouble grasping a pen, he chalked it up to exhaustion. After all, he was the father of a year-old daughter, with another on the way. When his second daughter was in the hospital days after being born, his wife noticed he was coughing a lot. See a doctor, she said. The next...

With pro-marijuana J.B. Pritzker now in the Illinois governor’s mansion, all eyes are on his plan to legalize cannabis for recreational use. But even if approved by lawmakers, that could take more than a year to implement, and many voices are raising the call to take things slowly. In the meantime,...

The death of a 12-year-old girl who became trapped when a snowbank fell on her and another girl while they were playing outside an Arlington Heights church on Sunday has been ruled an accident by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy was performed Monday on Esther Jung of Elk Grove...

The three groups that met Friday in the cold shadow of the Lincoln Memorial could hardly have been more different. They were indigenous-rights activists from Michigan, Catholic schoolboys from Kentucky - some wearing Make America Great Again hats - and Hebrew Israelites from the nation's capital....

Former Chicago police superintendent and mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy compared the city’s police union with segregation-era policing in Alabama during a South Side mayoral forum celebrating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., drawing accusations of over-the-top pandering from some of his opponents....

When Ryan Pace took stock of the Bears’ worst-to-first turnaround, he traced the breakthrough back a full year to hiring coach Matt Nagy. “It was about momentum,” the general manager said last Monday. “Momentum that started when we hired Matt, and I felt like that just continued: 12-4, winning...

Yes, the Saints got hosed when officials missed the obvious pass interference by Nickell Robey-Coleman on third-and-10 at the Rams 13 with less than two minutes left in regulation. It’s also a pity the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes never touched the ball in overtime in Sunday’s second game. Nevertheless,...

Chicagoans awoke to bitterly low temperatures Monday — and though Tuesday’s temps may feel like a veritable heat wave in comparison, the day may bring new weather concerns. “It’s basically a wintry-mix mess,” said Amy Seeley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The lowest temperatures...

Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu elicited boos from a Chicago crowd after bringing up R. Kelly at a Saturday night concert in his hometown, according to fans in attendance. A few songs into her show at the Aragon Ballroom in the Uptown neighborhood, Badu took a break from her set to talk about Kelly,...

Before we begin, here's the answer you came for: No. Once "Glass" ends, it ends. There's no post-credits scene. That's it. Donezo. Caput. Finished. That might be disappointing to you, a fan who probably Googled this exact topic to learn whether you should sit around as the credits roll. At an early...

Loyola Medicine and south suburban Palos Health are in talks to merge, the two health care companies announced Monday. The two organizations have signed a nonbinding letter of intent and currently are performing due diligence to work out the details of a deal. If the discussions produce an agreement,...

The officiating debacle acknowledged by the NFL at the end of Sunday's NFC title game in New Orleans, which prompted widespread criticism from fans, players and coaches over what many deemed an outcome-changing call, could lead to a significant rule change. The league and its rulemaking competition...

An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who allegedly allowed an 11-year-old relative to drive herself to school in Round Lake Park. A warrant for two counts of child endangerment and driving while suspended was issued for Khafilu M. Oshodi, 31, of Round Lake, according to Round Lake Park Police...

A 12-year-old girl who was playing in the snow with a friend died after a fort they had built by a suburban church collapsed on top of them Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The girl was playing with a 9-year-old girl near Rothem Church at 106 E. College Drive in Arlington Heights when the snowbank...

The Bears will play the Raiders in London in 2019, the NFL announced Monday. The exact date, time and venue will be announced in conjunction with the full schedule release, likely in mid-to-late April. Recent history indicates the game will be sometime between the last weekend of September and...

Terry Iverson, president and CEO of the manufacturing firm his grandfather founded 88 years ago, loses sleep worrying what will come of the business once he decides to retire. His kids aren’t interested in taking the reins at Iverson & Co. in Des Plaines, which sells and services machine tools....

Part 1 of an 11-part review of the 2018 Bears season. There is symmetry to how the season began and ended for Mitch Trubisky. Rewind to the season opener in prime time at Lambeau Field against the Packers and Trubisky had a chance to win the game, beginning a possession on the Bears 18-yard line...

Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky will replace the Rams’ Jared Goff in the Pro Bowl this week, the team announced Monday. Trubisky was 11-3 as a starter in the regular season, his second year in the NFL and first under coach Matt Nagy. He had a 95.4 passer rating (10th in the NFC), 24 touchdown...

Solar farms are cropping up on Illinois’ open land, spurred by state requirements and a new state program, but several built-up suburbs are carving out room for solar power as well. From Evanston to Oak Park to Will County, communities are embracing solar power as a means to help meet renewable...

People in the town where a gasoline explosion killed at least 85 people say the section of pipeline that gushed fuel has been a habitual gathering site for thieves, repeatedly damaged and patched like a trusty pair of jeans. "It was the popular tap," said Enrique Cerron, 22, who lives near the...

A Nebraska man who shot his ex-girlfriend and left her for dead in a ditch was sentenced to 55 years in prison. Brian Anderson, 22, had pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping and use of a firearm to commit a felony in the October shooting of Laura Kucera. In a Ponca, Neb., courthouse, Judge Maurice...

Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke shouldn’t be happy. Not now, and not for a very long time. He’s a convicted murderer, guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery in the egregious shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. With that verdict last October, it...

An autopsy was scheduled Monday on a man whose body was found outside a home in Morton Grove in frigid temperatures Sunday, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said. Morton Grove Police Cmdr. Paul Yaras said police were called to the 8800 block of North Oleander Avenue shortly before 9:30...

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